Legal Notice

Legal Framework & Transparency

Information about KOHSTO's publication, hosting, data collection, and monetization. Last updated: 12 October 2025.

Publisher Identity

KOHSTO is designed and maintained from France by an independent product builder. The platform documents responsible streaming and VPN practices for individuals and organizations.

  • Status: independent digital service published in France (publisher: KOHSTO – contact@kohsto.com)
  • Editorial direction and publication responsibility: KOHSTO
  • Service available as a guest experience or through a Supabase-hosted user account

Hosting & Infrastructure

The web app and APIs rely on specialized providers selected for their GDPR compliance and security posture.

  • Front-end, CDN, and logging: Vercel Inc., 440 N Barranca Avenue #4133, Covina, CA 91723, United States (EU and US data centers)
  • Database, authentication, and account storage: Supabase B.V., Amsterdam (project hosted in the European Union)
  • Cache and abuse prevention: Upstash Inc. (serverless Redis, EU/US regions); IP keys retained only for the throttle window (60 s)
  • Occasional geolocation lookup: ip-api.com (IP-API, United States) converts IP addresses into countries, cached for 24 h

Contact

For legal questions, rights requests, or content reports, please use the written channel to ensure traceability.

  • Single contact email: contact@kohsto.com
  • Requests handled within two business days
  • Any data access or deletion request must include the email used on the platform

Sources & Intellectual Property

Visuals, logos, and metadata used to describe content remain the property of their rights holders; KOHSTO provides the editorial and orchestration layer.

  • Editorial elements (copy, web interface, extension, orchestrator): © KOHSTO
  • Program metadata: The Movie Database (TMDB) – https://www.themoviedb.org
  • Availability and offer data: JustWatch – https://www.justwatch.com
  • Brand names mentioned (Netflix, Disney+, NordVPN, etc.) belong to their respective owners

Monetization & Partnerships

Funding combines consented advertising, trackable affiliations, and voluntary support; each activation is documented in the privacy policy.

  • Display ads via Google AdSense only after 'Marketing' consent
  • Affiliate redirects to selected VPN providers; each click notifies the KOHSTO Cloud platform (provider, platform, optional device identifier)
  • Optional support through Buy Me a Coffee (service operated by Buy Me a Coffee Inc.)

Data Protection & Cookies

The service applies a minimization approach: no personal data is required to browse catalogues; optional accounts synchronize watchlists and preferences.

  • Accounts and watchlists hosted on Supabase (email, hashed password, tracked titles, preferences, and search history)
  • Abuse prevention: IP address and user agent temporarily stored in Upstash (kept only for the rate limiting window)
  • Cookiebot (Cybot A/S) records your consent; analytics or marketing scripts remain inactive until you opt in to the relevant categories
  • Exercise GDPR rights by emailing contact@kohsto.com or via the account page (profile deletion)

Legal requests or notices

For clarifications, reach out to contact@kohsto.com with the subject and, if applicable, the related account identifier. A reasoned reply is provided within five business days. You may also escalate to the CNIL (https://www.cnil.fr) if you disagree with our answer.

contact@kohsto.com

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